Obama's Pastor Preaches in Dallas Church

DALLAS (AP) - Barack Obama's longtime pastor preached in Dallason Sunday and got a standing ovation from 4,000 worshippers atFriendship-West Baptist Church. Wright wove a gospel message with commentary about socialjustice, according to The Dallas Morning News. Security was tight, and no media cameras were allowed inside thechurch. Wright has said he's received death threats since snippets ofold sermons circulated on TV and the Internet last month. In someof those sermons, he accused the U.S. government of racism andseemed to blame the United States for bringing the Sept. 11 attacksupon itself. Obama distanced himself from those comments, but hispresidential campaign was knocked on the defensive by thecontroversy. Wright was scheduled to give two sermons in Dallas on Sunday,then give a speech Monday at the National Press Club in Washington.

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